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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8659

5 March 2004
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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Death of "directoires" makes "differentiation" even more necessary
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/ELDR: Liberals and centrists gather to rekindle federal movement and build "democratic political union" to guarantee freedoms in Europe and in the world
(EU) EP/EPP: Constitution remains very top priority, Pöttering assures (citing Loyola de Palacio as possible Commission President) - Martens is highly critical of Liberals
(EU) EU/IGC: Prodi-Schröder and Giscard d'Estaing/Fischer (and Merkel) meetings
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Cyprus' ambassador to EU criticises attitude of Turkish Cypriots - Interviews with Agence Europe
(EU) EU/IGC/LUXEMBOURG: Addressing French MPs, Jean-Claude Juncker sketches outline of possible compromise on issue of double majority at Council and confirms reticence concerning Turkey's accession
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Open letter from EPC calling on party leaders to select their candidates for Commission presidency as soon as possible so they can take part in European elections
(EU) EU/PRODI COMMISSION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT/SOCIAL: Council adopts key messages on employment, social protection and inclusion and gender equality for Spring Summit end March - Margot Wallström calls for respect of EU and Accession Treaties on free movement of workers
(EU) EU/HAITI: Initial emergency aid of 1.8 million EUR
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Most of ambassadors of Fifteen criticise new classification of expenditure proposed by COmmission
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Euro zone GDP up by 0.3% at end of 2003
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB resists appeals to lower rates
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission believes that Europe's industrial policy has to stay Community-based
(EU) EU/STATE AID: France notifies Commission of new restructuring plan for Bull
(EU) EU/CZECH REPUBLIC: Faced with insufficient budgetary means, EU would perhaps do better and cut down its policies, says Klaus
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Commission defines aid priorities for 2004
(EU) EU/DEMOCRACY: Over EUR 96 million in European Initiative to support democracy and human rights world-wide in 2004
(EU) EU/MIGRATION: New EUR 2 million Euro-Mediterranean project
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Good economic health in Mediterranean, but with disparities between countries, according to internal Commission report
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/NEIGHBOURHOOD/TUNISA: Negotiations session for setting up "national action plan" point - criticism at Council of "neghbourhood" consultations with three Meidterranean third countries
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/SERBIA/MONTENEGRO:
(EU) EU/SUGAR: Less developed countries request ten year delay before liberalisation of European sugar markets
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS/HEALTH/ENVIRONMENT: Commission creates three new scientific committees to help it - call for tenders
(EU) EU/WTO:
(EU) EP/ECB: Randzio-Plath says executive board should not consist exclusively of central bankers
(EU) EP/SME: Montfort and Rübig want more encouragement for young companies to grow and have better access to technology
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB loan for modernising Montenegrin airports
(EU) OECD/MONEY LAUNDERING:
(EU) EP/WOMEN: Monday 8 March, International Women's Day - EP concentrates on equality, fight against violence and reconciling family and professional life
(EU) EP/CULTURE:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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